I've considered putting a pressure sensor in the cooling loop. This would be very easy and, as Tom suggests, a sudden drop in coolant pressure would be nice to know about PDQ. --Pete Lucas VIN #06703 On Jul 1, 2006, at 12:17 PM, Tom Tait wrote: > Rather than another temp indication, a low coolant level light > would be > nice. Could be installed if you switch to a BMW or Mercedes pressure > bottle with integral sensor, or possibly with high temp fluid > proximity > sensor in a hard pipe spliced into one of the hoses. > > > > When my otterstat blew out on the interstate the temp sensor didn't > show > the problem right away, a passing motorist had to tell me. If I had > waited for the temp sensor to go high it might have been too late, if > it ever did go up significantly. The fluid level drained past the > temp > sensor in a matter of seconds I'm guessing leaving only very low > pressure steam in the system. > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/